Norm Norlander passed away recently

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Norm Norlander had a short fight with cancer and passed away.

Many of us knew him from the many fly fishing shows he attended showing us how great his fly tying Nor-Vise and tools were.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYmt0lJgDPo

[johnsquires]

Sad news. Norm was such a pleasant man and a very good teacher. Listening to his fly tying videos reminded me of the way Mr. Rogers on TV talked. Very effective. I love my Norvise.

[Baja Fly Fisher]

Exactly I'll miss him

[RSK]

I've been tying on his vise for about 20 years now. Met him at the shows but also dealt with him on the phone. Always will remember my surprise when I called the customer service number and the person answered "this is Norm how can I help you". I had a jaw I bought that had some issues and he quickly sent out a new one to me at no cost and when my wife at the time bought me a new fine point jaw for christmas, but did not get me the kit with all the parts I needed, he just sent me the extra parts to the kit at no cost after I told him what happened.
Great guy, products, and support. Quite a loss to the sport.